Merchant

Free-to-play management RPG about crafting gear and sending heroes into battle

Retora Games · Released Oct 8, 2018

Reviews: Mostly Positive; 77% of 673
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Players: 9; daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck: Untested
Last update on Steam: 10 months ago; Jan 5, 2026
Minimum PC: OpenGL 2.1; 1 GB RAM · 0.1 GB disk; Full requirements

What is Merchant?

In this single-player, pixel-art management RPG, you run a merchant business by hiring and equipping heroes. You send them to fight monsters and gather materials, then craft items and sell extras for gold.

For you if...

+you enjoy deciding how to use materials and gold
+you like gradual equipment upgrades and long-term goals

Not for you if...

−you want hands-on combat instead of managing heroes
−you dislike waiting for crafting and missions to finish

What players say

77% of 673 reviews are positive

Players praise the crafting and hero-management loop, especially as a game to check on between other activities. Some find the timers slow, and a player reports that limited inventory complicates later crafting.

How many players finish Merchant?

3.2% of Steam players have unlocked «Defeat the Final Boss», the achievement for finishing the main story.

Share of everyone who owns the game on Steam, including those who barely played it. Updated weekly.

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Merchant system requirements

Minimum: OpenGL 2.1, 1 GB RAM, 0.1 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS: Windows 10, Windows 8, or Windows 7
Processor: 1 GHz processor
Graphics: OpenGL 2.1 or higher
Memory: 1 GB RAM
Storage: 100 MB available space
Notes: Merchant is potato-playable

Does Merchant have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Single-player

Does Merchant run on Steam Deck?

Untested Not yet tested by Valve on Steam Deck.

PC version details

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Keyboard and mouse
Platforms: Windows
Achievements: 62
Steam features: Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Languages: Text only: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian.

Does Merchant use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 25, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam